2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season
{{Short description|Professional ice hockey team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
| League = NHL
| Season = 2019–20
| year = 2019
| Team = Vancouver Canucks
| Division = Pacific
| DivisionRank = 3rd
| Conference = Western
| ConferenceRank = 7th
| Record = 36–27–6
| HomeRecord = 22–9–4
| RoadRecord = 14–18–2
| GoalsFor = 228
| GoalsAgainst = 217
| GeneralManager = Jim Benning
| Coach = Travis Green
| Captain = Bo Horvat
| AltCaptain = Alexander Edler
Brandon Sutter
Christopher Tanev
| Arena = Rogers Arena
| Attendance = 18,679{{cite web |title=2019-2020 NHL Attendance |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/attendance/_/year/2020 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=November 7, 2021}}
| MinorLeague = Utica Comets (AHL)
Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
| GoalsLeader = J. T. Miller
Elias Pettersson (27)
| AssistsLeader = Quinn Hughes
J. T. Miller (45)
| PointsLeader = J. T. Miller (72)
| PlusMinusLeader = Elias Pettersson (+16)
| PIMLeader = Alexander Edler (62)
| WinsLeader = Jacob Markstrom (23)
| GAALeader = Jacob Markstrom (2.75)
| DivisionWin =
| PresidentsTrophy =
| ConferenceWin =
| StanleyCup =
}}
The 2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season was the 50th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.{{cite book|last=National Hockey League|title=The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014|year=2013|publisher=Diamond Sports Data, Inc.|page=[https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse/page/129 129]|isbn=978-1-894801-26-3|url=https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse/page/129}} The Canucks attempted to return to the postseason for the first time since the 2014–15 season.
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=NHL statement on coronavirus |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-coronavirus-status/c-316155530 |website=NHL.com |access-date=March 12, 2020 |date=March 12, 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Fernandez |first1=Gabriel |title=Coronavirus live updates: NHL suspends season; MLB to halt spring training; NCAA conference tourneys canceled |url=https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/coronavirus-live-updates-nhl-suspends-season-mlb-to-halt-spring-training-ncaa-conference-tourneys-canceled/live/ |website=CBSSports.com |access-date=March 12, 2020 |date=March 12, 2020}} On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.{{cite web |last1=Gulitti |first1=Tom |title=NHL plans to return with 24 teams competing for Stanley Cup |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-plans-to-return-with-24-team-stanley-cup-playoffs/c-317031010 |website=NHL.com |access-date=May 27, 2020 |date=May 26, 2020}} The Canucks advanced to the playoffs for the first time since the 2014–15 season. They defeated the Minnesota Wild in the qualifying round in four games. The Canucks then defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in six games,{{cite web |last1=Satriano |first1=David |title=Canucks knock out Blues in Game 6, win Western First Round series |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/st-louis-blues-vancouver-canucks-game-6-recap/c-318656148 |website=NHL.com |access-date=August 22, 2020 |date=August 21, 2020}} advancing to the second round for the first time since the 2010–11 season, where they faced off against the Vegas Golden Knights,{{cite web |last1=Satriano |first1=David |title=Golden Knights will play Canucks in Western Conference Second Round |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-next-opponent-second-round/c-318666178 |website=NHL.com |access-date=August 22, 2020 |date=August 21, 2020}} losing the series in seven games.{{cite web |last1=Morreale |first1=Mike G. |title=Golden Knights shut out Canucks in Game 7, advance to West Final |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vancouver-canucks-vegas-golden-knights-game-7-recap/c-318858484 |website=NHL.com |access-date=September 4, 2020 |date=September 4, 2020}}
Off-season
=Training camp=
The Canucks held their training camp at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia, from September 13–15.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/vancouver-canucks-training-camp/c-308887124 |title=Canucks announce Training Camp details |publisher=Canucks |date=September 4, 2019 |access-date=October 10, 2019}} The following day, they hosted a preseason game against the Calgary Flames in Victoria, which they lost 4–3.{{cite web |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5911769/flames-defeat-canucks-in-exhibition-contest/ |title=Flames defeat Canucks in Victoria, B.C. exhibition contest |publisher=Global News |date=September 16, 2019 |access-date=October 10, 2019}}
Regular season
=October=
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The Canucks began their season with a 3–2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on October 2.{{cite news |last=Blackburn |first=Pete |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/nhl-opening-night-capitals-spoil-blues-banner-ceremony-auston-matthews-dominates-and-other-takeaways/ |title=NHL Opening Night: Capitals spoil Blues' banner ceremony, Auston Matthews dominates, and other takeaways |work=CBS Sports |date=October 3, 2019 |access-date=October 3, 2019}} After ending their season-opening two-game road trip with a 3–0 loss to the Calgary Flames, the team returned home for their October 9 home opener against the Los Angeles Kings, the same team the Canucks hosted in their inaugural game exactly 49 years earlier. In a special pre-game ceremony, the Canucks named Bo Horvat the 14th captain in team history.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks-bo-horvat-captain-1.5315766 |title=Canucks name Bo Horvat as latest captain |publisher=CBC |date=October 9, 2019 |access-date=October 10, 2019}} The Canucks defeated the Kings 8–2. The Canucks would get back to .500 in their next game by beating the Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in a shootout, their first shootout of the year. Before the final game of the homestand, Jacob Markstrom left the team for personal reasons, resulting in Thatcher Demko making his first start of the season, where the Canucks won 5–1 over the Detroit Red Wings. The Canucks opened their road trip on October 17 by defeating the defending champion St. Louis Blues 4–3 in a shootout, coming back after being down 3–1 in the game to earn their first road victory of the year.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/canucks-blues-shootout-take-four-row-first-road-win/ |title=Canucks down Blues in shootout, take fourth in a row with first road win |publisher=Sportsnet |date=October 17, 2019 |access-date=October 20, 2019}} Playing their next two games on back-to-back days, the Canucks were shutout by the New Jersey Devils 1–0, however they rebounded and defeated the New York Rangers 3–2 the following day, which included Bo Horvat scoring his 100th career goal.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/canucks-get-off-fast-start-hold-beat-rangers/|title=Canucks get off to fast start, hold on to beat Rangers|website=Sportsnet|access-date=October 20, 2019|date=October 20, 2019}} The Canucks concluded their road trip by defeating the Detroit Red Wings 5–2, with Bo Horvat scoring his first career hat-trick and helping Vancouver overcome a 2–0 deficit in the game.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/bo-horvat-scores-third-period-hat-trick-canucks-rally-past-red-wings/|title=Bo Horvat scores third period hat trick, Canucks rally past Red Wings|website=Sportsnet|access-date=October 23, 2019|date=October 22, 2019}} On October 25, back at home facing the Washington Capitals, the Canucks surrendered a 5–1 second period lead and lost the game 6–5 in a shootout. The team rebounded in their next game and beat the Florida Panthers 7–2.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/canucks-getting-scoring-every-line-latest-offensive-surge/|title=Canucks getting scoring from every line in latest offensive surge|website=Sportsnet|access-date=October 29, 2019|date=October 28, 2019}} To close out the month of October, the Canucks began a three-game California road trip by visiting the Los Angeles Kings. Vancouver earned a 5–3 victory in the October 30 game, which included a Brock Boeser hat-trick.{{cite web|author=Iain MacIntyre|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/angry-pettersson-sniping-boeser-unleash-full-wrath-canucks-win/|title=Fiery Pettersson, sniping Boeser unleash full wrath in Canucks win|website=Sportsnet|access-date=October 31, 2019|date=October 30, 2019}}
=November=
Continuing their road trip, the Canucks opened November with a 2–1 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks. They responded the following day by winning 5–2 over the San Jose Sharks. The Canucks earned five of six points on the road trip, and won their first game in San Jose since March 31, 2016.{{cite web|author=Iain MacIntyre|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/relentless-canucks-continue-repay-demkos-dominant-play/|title=Relentless Canucks continue to repay Demko's dominant play|website=Sportsnet|access-date=November 4, 2019|date=November 4, 2019}}
=End of season=
At the 2020 NHL Awards, first year defenceman Quinn Hughes would finish second in the Calder Memorial Trophy voting, marking the third consecutive year that a Canucks rookie finished in the top 3 in voting for this award, a feat that has not been matched since the New York Rangers did so from 1969 to 1971.{{cite web |title=Cale Makar Wins Calder Trophy |url=https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/cale-makar-wins-calder-trophy/c-319128540 |website=NHL.com |access-date=December 10, 2020 |date=September 22, 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Wagner |first1=Daniel |title=Canucks are on the precipice of a nearly-unprecedented run of rookie success |url=https://www.vancourier.com/pass-it-to-bulis/canucks-are-on-the-precipice-of-a-nearly-unprecedented-run-of-rookie-success-1.23809535 |website=Vancouver Courier |access-date=December 10, 2020 |date=May 2, 2019}}
Standings
=Divisional standings=
{{2019–20 NHL Pacific Division standings|team=VAN}}
=Western Conference=
{{2019–20 NHL Western Conference standings}}
;Tiebreaking procedures
- Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
- Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
- Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
- Greater number of total wins (including shootouts).
- Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.
- Greater goal differential (difference between goals for and goals against).
- Greater number of goals scored (denoted by GF).
Schedule and results
=Pre-season=
The Canucks released their pre-season schedule on June 18, 2019.{{cite web|title=Canucks Announce Training Camp Presented by TD|url=https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/vancouver-canucks-training-camp/c-307887730|publisher=Vancouver Canucks|website=NHL.com|access-date=June 20, 2019|date=June 18, 2019}}
=Regular season=
The regular season schedule was released on June 25, 2019.{{cite web|title=NHL releases 2019-20 regular-season schedule|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-releases-2019-20-regular-season-schedule/c-308043486|website=NHL.com|access-date=June 25, 2019|date=June 25, 2019}}
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| colspan="4" style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#002D55 2px solid; border-bottom:#008852 2px solid;"|Cancelled games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ddd;"
! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Home | |||
| style="background:#;"
| 70 | March 12 | Vancouver | Arizona |
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| 71 | March 13 | Vancouver | Colorado |
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| 72 | March 15 | Winnipeg | Vancouver |
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| 73 | March 18 | Tampa Bay | Vancouver |
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| 74 | March 20 | Vancouver | Anaheim |
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| 75 | March 21 | Vancouver | Los Angeles |
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| 76 | March 23 | Vancouver | Vegas |
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| 77 | March 25 | San Jose | Vancouver |
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| 78 | March 27 | Calgary | Vancouver |
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| 79 | March 28 | Anaheim | Vancouver |
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| 80 | March 30 | Vancouver | Dallas |
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| 81 | April 2 | Vancouver | Arizona |
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| 82 | April 4 | Vegas | Vancouver |
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Legend:
{{legend2|#cfc|Win (2 points)|border=1px solid #ccffcc}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid #ffcccc}}
{{legend2|#fff|Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
|}
= Playoffs =
{{Main|2020 Stanley Cup playoffs}}
The Canucks defeated the Minnesota Wild in the qualifying round in four games.{{cite web |title=Stanley Cup Qualifiers schedule |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-round-robin-best-of-5-series-dates-times/c-317365910 |website=NHL.com |publisher=NHL.com |access-date=July 15, 2020 |date=July 10, 2020}}
The Canucks faced the St. Louis Blues in the first round, and defeated them in six games.{{cite web |title=Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round schedule |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/stanley-cup-playoffs-first-round-schedule/c-318364530 |website=NHL.com |access-date=August 9, 2020 |date=August 9, 2020}}
In the second round, the Canucks faced the Vegas Golden Knights, but lost in seven games.{{cite web |title=Stanley Cup Playoffs second-round schedule |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-playoffs-round-2-schedule/c-280468316 |website=NHL.com |access-date=August 22, 2020 |date=August 22, 2020}}
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| colspan=9 style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#002D55 5px solid; border-bottom:#008852 5px solid;"|2020 Stanley Cup playoffs | ||||||||
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| colspan=9 style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#002D55 2px solid; border-bottom:#008852 2px solid;"|Western Conference Qualifying Round vs. (10) Minnesota Wild: Vancouver won 3–1 | ||||||||
| style="background:#ddd;"
! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Series !! Recap | ||||||||
| style="background:#fcc;"
| 1 | August 2 | Minnesota | 3–0 | Vancouver | Markstrom | 0–1 | {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-van/2020/08/02/2019030081|title=Minnesota Wild - Vancouver Canucks - August 2nd, 2020|website=NHL.com}} | |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 2 | August 4 | Minnesota | 3–4 | Vancouver | Markstrom | 1–1 | {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-van/2020/08/04/2019030082|title=Minnesota Wild - Vancouver Canucks - August 4th, 2020|website=NHL.com}} | |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 3 | August 6 | Vancouver | 3–0 | Minnesota | Markstrom | 2–1 | {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-van/2020/08/06/2019030083|title=Vancouver Canucks - Minnesota Wild - August 6th, 2020|website=NHL.com}} | |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| 4 | August 7 | Vancouver | 5–4 | Minnesota | OT | Markstrom | 3–1 | {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-van/2020/08/07/2019030084|title=Vancouver Canucks - Minnesota Wild - August 7th, 2020|website=NHL.com}} |
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Legend:
{{legend2|#cfc|Win|border=1px solid #ccffcc}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss|border=1px solid #ffcccc}}
|}
=Detailed records=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;"
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#03224C;"|Western Conference | ||||||
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pts | {{tooltip|GF|Goals for}} | {{tooltip|GA|Goals against}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#03224C;"|Central Division | ||||||
| style="text-align:left;"|Chicago Blackhawks | 2–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 2–1–0 | 4 | 12 | 10 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Colorado Avalanche | 1–0–1 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–1 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Dallas Stars | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Minnesota Wild | 0–0–1 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–1 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Nashville Predators | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 6 | 17 | 8 |
| style="text-align:left;"|St. Louis Blues | 1–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–1 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Winnipeg Jets | 0–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–2–0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Total || 6–1–3 || 3–5–0 || 9–6–3 || 21 || 60 || 59 | ||||||
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#03224C;"|Pacific Division | ||||||
| style="text-align:left;"|Anaheim Ducks | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 | 0–1–1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Arizona Coyotes | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Calgary Flames | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–2–0 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Edmonton Oilers | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2–2–0 | 4 | 13 | 10 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Los Angeles Kings | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 6 | 16 | 7 |
| style="text-align:left;"|San Jose Sharks | 1–0–0 | 2–1–0 | 3–1–0 | 6 | 16 | 9 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Vancouver Canucks | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| style="text-align:left;"|Vegas Golden Knights | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Total || 6–4–0 || 5–4–1 || 11–8–1 || 23 || 67 || 59 |
{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;" | ||||||
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#C60C30;"|Eastern Conference | ||||||
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pts | {{tooltip|GF|Goals for}} | {{tooltip|GA|Goals against}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#C60C30;"|Atlantic Division | ||||||
| style="text-align:left;"|Boston Bruins | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Buffalo Sabres | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 12 | 8 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Detroit Red Wings | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Florida Panthers | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Montreal Canadiens | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Ottawa Senators | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Tampa Bay Lightning | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Toronto Maple Leafs | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Total || 5–2–0 || 3–5–0 || 8–7–0 || 16 || 57 || 55 | ||||||
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#C60C30;"|Metropolitan Division | ||||||
| style="text-align:left;"|Carolina Hurricanes | 1–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 1–0–1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| style="text-align:left;"|New Jersey Devils | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| style="text-align:left;"|New York Islanders | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
| style="text-align:left;"|New York Rangers | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia Flyers | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Pittsburgh Penguins | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Washington Capitals | 0–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–1 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Total || 5–2–1 || 3–4–1 || 8–6–2 || 18 || 44 || 44 |
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Player statistics
=Skaters=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#002D55 5px solid; border-bottom:#008852 5px solid;"|Regular season{{cite web |title=2019–20 Regular season –Vancouver Canucks Stats – Skaters |url=http://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20192020&seasonTo=20192020&gameType=2&playerPlayedFor=franchise.20&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,assists |website=NHL.com |access-date=March 12, 2020}} ! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! {{abbr|Pts|Points}} ! data-sort-type="number"|{{abbr|+/−|Plus/minus}} ! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}} | ||||||
| {{sortname|J. T.|Miller}} | 69 | 27 | 45 | 72 | 11 | 47 |
| {{sortname|Elias|Pettersson}} | 68 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 16 | 18 |
| {{sortname|Bo|Horvat}} | 69 | 22 | 31 | 53 | −15 | 21 |
| {{sortname|Quinn|Hughes}} | 68 | 8 | 45 | 53 | −10 | 22 |
| {{sortname|Tanner|Pearson}} | 69 | 21 | 24 | 45 | −4 | 27 |
| {{sortname|Brock|Boeser}} | 57 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 4 | 14 |
| {{sortname|Jake|Virtanen}} | 69 | 18 | 18 | 36 | −4 | 41 |
| {{sortname|Adam|Gaudette}} | 59 | 12 | 21 | 33 | −7 | 37 |
| {{sortname|Alexander|Edler}} | 59 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 13 | 62 |
| {{sortname|Tyler|Myers}} | 68 | 6 | 15 | 21 | −7 | 49 |
| {{sortname|Christopher|Tanev}} | 69 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 41 |
| {{sortname|Josh|Leivo}} | 36 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| {{sortname|Brandon|Sutter}} | 44 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 25 |
| {{sortname|Troy|Stecher}} | 69 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 32 |
| {{sortname|Antoine|Roussel}} | 41 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 43 |
| {{sortname|Loui|Eriksson}} | 49 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −2 | 12 |
| {{sortname|Tyler|Toffoli}}† | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| {{sortname|Tyler|Motte}} | 34 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −10 | 10 |
| {{sortname|Jay|Beagle}} | 55 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −9 | 38 |
| {{sortname|Jordie|Benn}} | 44 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −7 | 17 |
| {{sortname|Tim|Schaller}}‡ | 51 | 5 | 1 | 6 | −13 | 14 |
| {{sortname|Zack|MacEwen}} | 17 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| {{sortname|Oscar|Fantenberg}} | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −10 | 6 |
| {{sortname|Micheal|Ferland}} | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −3 | 7 |
| {{sortname|Tyler|Graovac}} | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 |
| {{sortname|Sven|Baertschi|Sven Bärtschi}} | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 4 |
| {{sortname|Nikolay|Goldobin}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| {{sortname|Ashton|Sautner}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| {{sortname|Justin|Bailey}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#002D55 5px solid; border-bottom:#008852 5px solid;"|Playoffs{{cite web |title=2019–20 Playoffs – Vancouver Canucks Stats – Skaters |url=http://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20192020&seasonTo=20192020&gameType=3&playerPlayedFor=franchise.20&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,assists |website=NHL.com |access-date=September 5, 2020}} ! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! {{abbr|Pts|Points}} ! data-sort-type="number"|{{abbr|+/−|Plus/minus}} ! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}} | ||||||
| {{sortname|Elias|Pettersson}} | 17 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| {{sortname|J. T.|Miller}} | 17 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 14 |
| {{sortname|Quinn|Hughes}} | 17 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 2 |
| {{sortname|Bo|Horvat}} | 17 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| {{sortname|Brock|Boeser}} | 17 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −1 | 10 |
| {{sortname|Tanner|Pearson}} | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
| {{sortname|Christopher|Tanev}} | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| {{sortname|Alexander|Edler}} | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| {{sortname|Brandon|Sutter}} | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
| {{sortname|Tyler|Motte}} | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| {{sortname|Tyler|Toffoli}} | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
| {{sortname|Antoine|Roussel}} | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 46 |
| {{sortname|Troy|Stecher}} | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| {{sortname|Jake|Virtanen}} | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
| {{sortname|Jay|Beagle}} | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| {{sortname|Tyler|Myers}} | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 24 |
| {{sortname|Loui|Eriksson}} | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| {{sortname|Zack|MacEwen}} | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| {{sortname|Oscar|Fantenberg}} | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| {{sortname|Adam|Gaudette}} | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| {{sortname|Jordie|Benn}} | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| {{sortname|Olli|Juolevi}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| {{sortname|Micheal|Ferland}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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=Goaltenders=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#002D55 5px solid; border-bottom:#008852 5px solid;"|Regular season{{cite web |title=2019–20 Regular season – Vancouver Canucks Stats – Goalies |url=http://www.nhl.com/stats/goalies?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20192020&seasonTo=20192020&gameType=2&playerPlayedFor=franchise.20&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=wins |website=NHL.com |access-date=March 12, 2020}} ! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} ! {{abbr|TOI|Time on ice}} ! {{abbr|W|Win}} ! {{abbr|L|Loss}} ! {{abbr|OT|Overtime loss}} ! {{abbr|GA|Goals against}} ! {{abbr|GAA|Goals against average}} ! {{abbr|SA|Shots against}} ! {{abbr|SV%|Save percentage}} ! {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}} ! {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}} | ||||||||||||||
| {{sortname|Jacob|Markstrom|Jacob Markström}} | 43 | 43 | 2,551:53 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 117 | 2.75 | 1,420 | .918 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| {{sortname|Thatcher|Demko}} | 27 | 25 | 1,529:03 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 78 | 3.06 | 822 | .905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| {{sortname|Louis|Domingue}}† | 1 | 1 | 58:47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.08 | 34 | .882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| {{sortname|Michael|DiPietro}} | 1 | 0 | 8:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.16 | 7 | .857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#002D55 5px solid; border-bottom:#008852 5px solid;"|Playoffs{{cite web |title=2019–20 Playoffs – Vancouver Canucks Stats – Goalies |url=http://www.nhl.com/stats/goalies?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20192020&seasonTo=20192020&gameType=3&playerPlayedFor=franchise.20&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=wins |website=NHL.com |access-date=September 5, 2020}} ! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} ! {{abbr|TOI|Time on ice}} ! {{abbr|W|Win}} ! {{abbr|L|Loss}} ! {{abbr|GA|Goals against}} ! {{abbr|GAA|Goals against average}} ! {{abbr|SA|Shots against}} ! {{abbr|SV%|Save percentage}} ! {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}} ! {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}} | |||||||||||||
| {{sortname|Jacob|Markstrom|Jacob Markström}} | 14 | 14 | 841:11 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 2.85 | 491 | .919 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| {{sortname|Thatcher|Demko}} | 4 | 3 | 186:19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.64 | 130 | .985 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Canucks. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Awards and honours
=Awards=
=Milestones=
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| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#002D55 5px solid; border-bottom:#008852 5px solid;"|Playoffs | ||
| Player | Milestone | data-sort-type="date"|Reached |
|---|---|---|
| {{sortname|Brock|Boeser}} | 1st NHL playoff game | August 2, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Adam|Gaudette}} | 1st NHL playoff game | August 2, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Quinn|Hughes}} | 1st NHL playoff game | August 2, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Jacob|Markstrom|Jacob Markström}} | 1st NHL playoff game | August 2, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Tyler|Motte}} | 1st NHL playoff game | August 2, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Elias|Pettersson}} | 1st NHL playoff game | August 2, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Troy|Stecher}} | 1st NHL playoff game | August 2, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Jake|Virtanen}} | 1st NHL playoff game | August 4, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Brock|Boeser}} | 1st NHL playoff goal 1st NHL playoff point | August 4, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Elias|Pettersson}} | 1st NHL playoff assist 1st NHL playoff point | August 4, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Quinn|Hughes}} | 1st NHL playoff assist 1st NHL playoff point | August 4, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Jacob|Markstrom|Jacob Markström}} | 1st NHL playoff win | August 4, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Zack|MacEwen}} | 1st NHL playoff game | August 6, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Elias|Pettersson}} | 1st NHL playoff goal | August 6, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Brock|Boeser}} | 1st NHL playoff assist | August 6, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Jacob|Markstrom|Jacob Markström}} | 1st NHL playoff shutout | August 6, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Quinn|Hughes}} | 1st NHL playoff goal | August 7, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Christopher|Tanev}} | 1st NHL playoff goal | August 7, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Olli|Juolevi}} | 1st NHL playoff game | August 7, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Troy|Stecher}} | 1st NHL playoff goal 1st NHL playoff point | August 12, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Tyler|Motte}} | 1st NHL playoff goal 1st NHL playoff point | August 19, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Jake|Virtanen}} | 1st NHL playoff assist 1st NHL playoff goal 1st NHL playoff point | August 19, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Troy|Stecher}} | 1st NHL playoff assist | August 19, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Thatcher|Demko}} | 1st NHL playoff game | August 23, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Thatcher|Demko}} | 1st NHL playoff win | September 1, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Tyler|Motte}} | 1st NHL playoff assist | September 3, 2020 |
| {{sortname|Thatcher|Demko}} | 1st NHL playoff shutout | September 3, 2020 |
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=Records=
| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;" | ||
| style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"
| Player | Record | Date |
| Alexander Edler | Most assists by Canucks defenceman | January 16, 2020{{Cite tweet|user=Canucks|author=Vancouver Canucks|number=1218269765845651456|date=January 17, 2020|title=Another #Canucks milestone is set as Edler moves into first all-time for assists by a defenceman. You’ll never guess who leads for D-men in goals and points…🇸🇪🔥}} |
Transactions
The Canucks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.
=Trades=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Date | colspan="2"|Details | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| style="background:#eee;"
| {{start date|2019|06|22}} | valign="top"|To Tampa Bay Lightning Marek Mazanec 3rd-round pick in 2019 conditional 1st-round pick in 2020 | valign="top"|To Vancouver Canucks J. T. Miller | ||
| {{start date|2019|06|22}}
| valign="top"|To Buffalo Sabres 4th-round pick in 2019 | valign="top"|To Vancouver Canucks SJS's 4th-round pick in 2019 WPG's 6th-round pick in 2019 | ||
| style="background:#eee;"
| {{start date|2019|06|22}} | valign="top"|To San Jose Sharks Tom Pyatt 6th-round pick in 2019 | valign="top"|To Vancouver Canucks Francis Perron 7th-round pick in 2019 | ||
| {{start date|2019|10|6}}
| valign="top"|To Detroit Red Wings Alex Biega | valign="top"|To Vancouver Canucks David Pope | ||
| style="background:#eee;"
| {{start date|2020|02|17}} | valign="top"|To Los Angeles Kings Tyler Madden Tim Schaller 2nd-round pick in 2020 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2022 | valign="top"|To Vancouver Canucks Tyler Toffoli | ||
| {{start date|2020|02|24}}
| valign="top"|To New Jersey Devils Zane McIntyre | valign="top"|To Vancouver Canucks Louis Domingue |
=Free agents=
=Waivers=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Date | Player | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| from/to |
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=Contract terminations=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Date | Player | Via | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| {{start date|2019|06|30}} | Ryan Spooner | Buyout | {{cite news|title=Canucks' Ryan Spooner placed on waivers for purpose of buyout|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/canucks-ryan-spooner-placed-waivers-purpose-buyout/|publisher=Sportsnet|date=June 29, 2019|access-date=July 2, 2019}} |
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=Retirement=
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=Signings=
Draft picks
{{See also|List of Vancouver Canucks draft picks}}
File:2019 NHL Entry Draft (20190622 123427).jpg prior to the Vancouver Canucks selecting Ethan Keppen at 122nd overall.]]
Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.
| class="wikitable" |
| Round
! # ! Player ! Pos ! Nationality ! College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|10 | RW | {{flagu|Russia}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|40 | LW | {{flagu|Sweden}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| style="text-align:center;"|1221 | LW | {{flagu|Canada}} | Flint Firebirds (OHL) |
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:center;"|133 | C | {{flagu|Canada}} | Calgary Hitman (WHL) |
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| style="text-align:center;"|1562 | G | {{flagu|Latvia}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| style="text-align:center;"|1753 | RW | {{flagu|Czech Republic}} | Kometa Brno (ELH) |
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| style="text-align:center;"|1804 | RW | {{flagu|United States}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| style="text-align:center;"|195 | LW | {{flagu|United States}} | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) |
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| style="text-align:center;"|2155 | C | {{flagu|Sweden}} |
Notes:
- The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2019 (102nd overall) to Buffalo in exchange for Winnipeg's sixth-round pick in 2019 (175th overall) and this pick.{{cite web|title=2019 NHL Draft: Day 2 Tracker|url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/2019-nhl-draft-buffalo-sabres-day-2-tracker/c-307989036|date=June 22, 2019|access-date=June 29, 2019}}
- The Ottawa Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on January 2, 2019, that sent Anders Nilsson and Darren Archibald to Ottawa in exchange for Mike McKenna, Tom Pyatt and this pick.{{cite web|title=Nilsson, Archibald traded to Senators by Canucks for McKenna, Pyatt|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/anders-nilsson-darren-archibald-traded-to-ottawa-by-vancouver-for-mike-mckenna-tom-pyatt/c-303472660|publisher=NHL|date=January 2, 2019|access-date=June 29, 2019}}
- The Winnipeg Jets' sixth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2019 (102nd overall) to Buffalo in exchange for San Jose's fourth-round pick in 2019 (122nd overall) and this pick.
- The Washington Capitals' sixth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2018 to Washington in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2018 and this pick.{{cite web|title=2018 NHL Draft Notes|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/notes-and-breakdown-from-2018-nhl-draft/c-299248514|date=June 23, 2018|access-date=June 29, 2019}}
- The San Jose Sharks' seventh-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent Tom Pyatt and a sixth-round pick in 2019 (164th overall) to San Jose in exchange for Francis Perron and this pick.{{cite web|title=Sharks Conclude 2019 NHL Draft With Five Selections|url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-conclude-2019-nhl-draft-with-five-selections/c-308011444|date=June 22, 2019|access-date=June 22, 2019}}
References
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